What do the colors on the contour map of Broad Peak (8051m) mean?

The contour map uses a hypsometric color scale where green represents lower elevations, yellow and orange indicate mid-range altitudes, and white marks the highest zones near the summit. Thicker contour lines (index contours) are drawn at wider intervals to help you quickly estimate elevation.

What is the contour interval for Broad Peak (8051m)?

The contour map of Broad Peak (8051m) uses a 100m contour interval. This means each line represents a 100m change in elevation. Closely spaced contours indicate steeper terrain, while widely spaced contours show gentler slopes.

What does the elevation profile of Broad Peak (8051m) show?

The elevation profile is a cross-section through Broad Peak (8051m) from west to east, passing through the summit at 8,051m. It reveals the mountain's shape, steepness, and relative height compared to the surrounding terrain. The horizontal axis shows distance in kilometers from the peak.

What is the snow line on Broad Peak (8051m)?

At Broad Peak (8051m)'s latitude (36°), the estimated permanent snow line is approximately 3,800m. Since Broad Peak (8051m) reaches 8,051m, about 4,251m of the mountain extends above the snow line. This is shown as a dashed blue line on the elevation profile.

Why does Broad Peak (8051m) have elongated ridges?

Broad Peak (8051m) was formed by tectonic folding, which compressed rock layers into long, parallel ridges. The contour map shows elongated lines that follow the axis of the fold, rather than circular patterns.

Broad Peak (8051m)

Broad Peak位于Pakistan，海拔8051米, 属于Karakoram, Asia. 该山峰被归类为Fold Mountain。

At 8,051 metres, Broad Peak is the twelfth-highest mountain on Earth and one of the cluster of giants ringing the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram of Pakistan. Its name describes the mountain's form: a long summit crest well over a kilometre wide, carrying several tops of similar height. It is a fold mountain raised by the India–Asia collision, standing close to K2 and the Gasherbrums. The site rates it grade 5, an extreme classification, and although it is sometimes considered one of the more attainable Karakoram eight-thousanders, its broad, corniced summit ridge has repeatedly turned back climbers who mistook a lower top for the true summit.

海拔

8051 m

相对高度

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坐标

35.811667, 76.568611

类型

fold_mountain

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海拔对比

八千米级山峰

关于这座山

Broad Peak (8051m) is a fold mountain in the Karakoram, Pakistan. Grade 5/5: extreme expedition where supplemental oxygen is typically required. Formed by tectonic compression, it displays layered rock strata typical of fold ranges.

路线

West Spur (Normal Route) (Broad Peak) 5

24.00 km · 408.0h

季节山况

地形分析

等高线地图

The topographic contour map of Broad Peak (8051m) in the Karakoram shows elongated parallel contours following the ridge axis. Contour lines are drawn at 100m intervals, with index contours (thicker lines) every 500m. The hypsometric color scale ranges from green (lower elevations) through yellow and orange to white (highest elevations near the 8,051m summit). Above 3,800m, the estimated snow line at this latitude, contours transition to cooler tones indicating permanent snow and ice.

海拔剖面

The east–west elevation profile of Broad Peak (8051m) in the Karakoram shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 8,051m. The color gradient transitions from green (valley floor) to white (summit zone), with the red summit marker indicating the peak. The dashed blue snow line at 3,800m marks the approximate elevation above which permanent snow persists year-round.